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Claude Bosi, from Bibendum in Chelsea, has been denied permanent UK residency. The chef, who has wowed diners with his classic French nouvelle cuisine since taking on the iconic building two years ago, had his application rejected by the Home Office last week, and shared the news on social media. Bosi has lived in lived […]
Chef-patron of Notting Hill’s well adored Core, Clare Smyth, is to open a restaurant in Sydney, Australia. The location might be a little far away for Harden’s reporters, though given Core’s reputation, we imagine those on holiday will be keen to stop off at Smyth’s new venture. The chef will be among the operators in […]
Harden’s weekly update of where the critics are eating, recommending and avoiding, for the week ending 26 January 2020. Muse, London SW1 It wasn’t just us then. “Tom Aikens’s new bijou “experience-led” fine dining restaurant was greeted with snorts of derision as possibly the most pretentious ever.” But the last laugh is on us, as David Sexton […]
French bistro Petit Pois, famed for its enormous bowls of chocolate mousse and ultra-Gallic delivery, has closed. The traditional restaurant opened in Hoxton in summer 2016 and went on to consistently impress diners. If anything, Petis Pois improved with time, with reporters noting “Delicious French food in a small space” and dishes which were “so, […]
The Barclay brothers are rumoured to be in negotiations to sell the Ritz to a private investment group from Saudi Arabia. According to the Financial Times, the Barclays could sell the famous London hotel to Sidra Capital, a financial group based in Jeddah. Sidra is one of a number of firms to express an interest […]
The Manchester-based Italian restaurant group Tre Ciccio has been placed in administration. The group operated three restaurants in Altrincham, Bramhall, and Ramsbottom, but the Bramhall site closed shortly before creditors were brought in. However, while there is much uncertainty, the remaining two venues are – as of Friday – continuing to trade while the financial […]
The Regent Street & St James’s Food Waste Pledge by The Crown Estate has announced a successful first six months. Some of London’s leading restaurants, including Hawksmoor and Cafe Murano, have committed to cut down on food waste since signing up to the scheme. Twelve restaurants have now pledged to reduce waste by 25 per […]
Pastaio in the Westfield shopping centre has opened. Stevie Parle’s second restaurant of the same name launched to some excitement on Wednesday night, with a giant tiramisu presented and musician Professor Green in chef whites cooking pasta at the pass. It follows Parle’s first pasta joint, which launched in Soho two years ago. Reporters talked […]
Balham favourite Lamberts has closed after 17 years. The restaurant, set up by Joe Lambert in the 1990s, has been for almost two decades a consistent performer in the south west London neighbourhood, impressing locals and visitors alike. Just last year Lamberts scored five stars in all categories, and was hailed “A culinary beacon in […]
Harden’s weekly update of where the critics are eating, recommending and avoiding, for the week ending 19 January 2020. Paradise, London W1 Marina O’Loughlin for The Sunday Times booked for a return visit to Paradise immediately after her first, and even “felt so evangelical about the place” that she posted on Instagram about the mutton […]
